Nilofer Merchant
CEO, Rubicon

CEO, strategist, and author Nilofer Merchant is a leading authority on creating business strategy to win markets. She honed her unique, collaborative approach to solving tough problems while working with and for companies like Adobe, Apple, Nokia and others.

As Rubicon’s founder and CEO, Nilofer leads a distinguished team of operational veterans. Her firm works with global corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Pinnacle, Logitech, Openwave, Symantec, among others, to create solutions to win markets.

Nilofer’s keynote presentations attract SRO crowds at business leadership events, technology expos, women’s conferences, and universities, ranging from
AjaxWorld, CTIA, and PBWC, to Stanford. She’s won multiple awards for her insights on applying strategic thinking and innovation, and has been quoted or published in major business publications such as BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal.

She earned an MBA from Santa Clara University, a BS in Economics from University of San Francisco, and is a certified by Interaction Associates as an Instructor of Facilitative Leadership. Her book on the art of collaborative strategy creation, The New How, was published by O’Reilly Media in Fall 2009.

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It's obvious "business as usual" isn't working. All of us need to create new approaches that will win market share, create lasting value, and drive new profits for our organizations. Unfortunately, the tools for creating business solutions that work haven't changed in more than 20 years -- until now. This session shows you how to help your organization reimagine its future.
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